My first stop in Israel was Studio Kahn, in Jerusalem. Mey and Boaz Kahn got married while attending Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and have been working together ever since. Their first project together was Fragile, a brilliant collection of ceramics you have to break in order for them to function.

So I’ve been in Israel this past week with designboom, Dezeen, DeTnk, and We Heartand it has been incredible. I will be posting about the trip in detail, but for now here are some cats. Oh, and you can follow @VibeIsrael to keep tabs on what we’re doing out here.

Photography from Brooklyn-based Adam Golfer. For his series Kin* he spent seven weeks in Germany documenting young people and their surroundings, and he is hoping to continue the project in Israel in 2009. Below are photos from Kin* and Cold Wind.